луб
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lubъ (“bast”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-ó-s, from *lewbʰ- (“to peel, cut off, harm”). Cognate with Lithuanian lùpti (“to peel, to shell”), Latvian luba (“narrow strip of wood”), Latin liber (“book, inner bark of a tree”), Proto-Germanic *laubą (whence English leaf).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
луб • (lub) m inan (genitive лу́ба, nominative plural лу́бья*, genitive plural лу́бьев*) (* The plural noun forms are non-standard.)
Declension edit
Declension of луб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лу́б lúb |
лу́бья△* lúbʹja△* |
| genitive | лу́ба lúba |
лу́бьев△* lúbʹjev△* |
| dative | лу́бу lúbu |
лу́бьям△* lúbʹjam△* |
| accusative | лу́б lúb |
лу́бья△* lúbʹja△* |
| instrumental | лу́бом lúbom |
лу́бьями△* lúbʹjami△* |
| prepositional | лу́бе lúbe |
лу́бьях△* lúbʹjax△* |
△ Irregular.
* The plural noun forms are non-standard.